The heats for the Women's 800 m Freestyle race at the
2009 World Championships took place on the morning of 31 July and the final will take place in the evening session of 1 August at the
Foro Italico
Foro Italico is a sports complex in Rome, Italy, on the slopes of Monte Mario. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini (literally Mussolini's Forum) under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti. Inspired by t ...
in
Rome, Italy
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (Romulus and Remus, legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
...
.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and competition records were as follows:
The following records were established during the competition:
Heats
According to Omega Timing, the heat results were:
Final
According to Omega Timing, the final results were:
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 800 metre freestyle
Freestyle Women's 800 m
2009 in women's swimming